Michael Brown
Dr. Michael Brown (www.askdrbrown.org) is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio program. His latest book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test? Connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.
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Local churches as centers of resistance
Interestingly, it appears that some of the speakers invited to the Jericho March had no idea it would go in the direction that it did (including a visit from Alex Jones).
To my prophetic friends: You were either right or you were wrong
Either the charismatic prophets who declared unanimously that Donald Trump would be reelected to a second consecutive term were right or they were wrong.
Was Beth Moore right to warn about Christian nationalism?
But you are a Christian nationalist if you confuse loyalty to your country with loyalty to the kingdom of God. You are a Christian nationalist if you wrap the gospel in an American flag.
Can America survive this perfect storm?
Now there is even talk of some states seceding from the union. The situation really is grave.
Claiming to be a pro-choice pastor is like claiming to be a Moloch-worshiping Christian
It is another thing to be a “pro-choice pastor,” as Senate candidate Raphael Warnock claims to be, using the Bible to justify abortion. This is as morally compromised as it is theologically confused.
White evangelical support for Trump was not about whiteness
Of course, I could just as easily claim that it is anti-white animus driving the critique of white evangelicals or a self-hating whiteness that is animating these charges. We can psychoanalyze one other ad infinitum. It is best to stick with verifiable facts.
Even YouTube recognizes the destructive power of words
The announcement sounded promising: “YouTube to Remind Users Not to be a Jerk in the Comment Sections.” The reality is that this initiative doesn’t have a chance of succeeding.
A challenge to pro-life voters
Other than expressing our moral outrage in tweets or comments, what practical difference are we making?
Christians in Africa, India remind us not to get sissified here in America
Some have been defamed, or lost jobs, or been put out of educational programs, or even going to jail. But let’s not have that pity party quite yet.
Is loyalty to Trump the new test of conservatism?
We can now ask the question, “Since when was loyalty to Trump the dividing line for conservatives?” Shouldn’t loyalty to conservative principles define us, rather than loyalty to a person?